Vonia BCT Sports Headband

Last month I blogged about the bone-conducting Vonia headphones from Thanko. My conclusion was that the idea was interesting but the 80’s look wasn’t exactly doing the intriguing technology justice. Well, yesterday Engadget reported on a new headband that makes use of the bone-phones.

The surprisingly stylish headband holds a newly designed pair of Vonia headphones. They have a short set of wires that then plug into an iPod Shuffle. You could technically plug them into any MP3 player, but the headband only really has space to fit the diminutive new Shuffle. The Vonia BCT Sports Headband is actually quite a good idea for people who like to run, and listen to their tunes at the same time, especially in the colder months.

From the sounds of the Thanko page, they’re also marketing this headband to swimmers. It is, however, hard to tell exactly what they’re saying with bad Google translation.

Because “VONIA Sports HeadBand” being waterproofed and being designed, it is possible to remove the “bone conduction speaker”, to utilize at underwater.

If you prepare the MP3 prayer being waterproofed and being processed and install the bone conduction speaker inside the rubber screen, it can enjoy music at underwater!

At the gym and the like, swimming silently, rather than forging, while inquiring favorite about music, if you swim, it is efficient rise!!

I just don’t see how putting an iPod in a rubberized headband is going to protect it from water. However, I’m glad to see that they’ve done something that’s actually practical with their bone-conducting headphones.